First Things First

Hello all and welcome to our Mission Statement! If you'd like to read the abridged version it's over there on the right. Short and sweet. Oh, and just above that you'll find a picture of us. Aren't we a handsome devil? It is worth noting that here at Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin we do use the Pluralis Majestatis(isn't that a fucking great word?), also known as the Royal We. There is, in truth, only one of us. This will probably be confusing to some and annoying to others but trust that it is simply an expression of our silliness and sense of fun and not an attempt to make others feel small. Really, we're not that insecure.
Okay. Yes, the name of this blog comes from the Runaways song off the album Queens Of Noise. It is at once a wry comment on the often alarming tendency of our present culture to dumb itself down to the lowest common denominator, a celebration of the rebel spirit we love and admire in those who put themselves and their work out there to be celebrated and criticized and picked apart and also a really fun title for a blog.
Music is our first love. Our boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, father, sister, brother. We are slavish in our devotion to it. We still buy CDs! This is understandably insane to some but we grew up in an era before digital downloading, filesharing and mp3s when the words Garage Band still referred exclusively to a group of kids in a garage making music their parents probably only barely tolerated. We like stuff. Physical things you can touch, artwork to admire, liner notes to pore over. We won't give these things up.
We encourage everyone to buy their music legally. It's the nice thing to do. People work hard to put their stuff out there and they should be rewarded! Well, most of them should. We fully understand if you are loathe to line Beyonce's pockets with your hard earned cash cuz we are, too. She sucks most of the time anyway. Seriously though, wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where the people we love could make a decent living doing the thing that they love? Know what? We do! So do your part.
That said, anything posted on this blog is posted purely to promote the artists involved. We'll give you a taste. It is then your job to buy the whole tasty box of popsicles. If we post something of yours you'd rather not share please ask us nicely and we will be glad to remove it forthwith. Never underestimate the power of the Magic Word.
Fanatically devoted to music as we are this blog will also touch on other subjects that pique our many and varied interests. Film and television, books and writing, art, fashion and nightlife... if it is there to stimulate the senses we are there to offer our praise and criticism. Culture is our lifeblood.
A little about us for those of you who haven't already tuned out. We are based in Brooklyn, NY having come here by way of North Carolina, Virginia and California. We are gay but not gay-gay. We love cats despite the fact that we are deeply allergic and would rather be served than cook because yes, we can be very lazy. We DJ occasionally, most notably every other Friday at Nowhere Bar in the East Village at a party called We R The Handclaps. Come say hi if you like. We intend to keep self-promotion to a minimum but we gotta pay the rent, so please forgive. You can learn more about us at our MySpace page. Thank you for reading. We will leave you with our namesake song. Let its glam rockingness put a smile on your face. Until next time.

xo
Zan


Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin - The Runaways